Despite losing tanks at a rapid rate in Ukraine, Russia is hesitant to deploy its advanced T-14 Armata tanks, considering them "too valuable" to risk in combat, according to Sergey Chemezov, CEO of Rostec.
The T-95 had the intimidation factor with the larger gun and higher turret. It probably would not have changed Russian armored tactics that much. It is not clear if the new armor would have stood the test against Javelin anti-tank missiles that attack the top of an enemy tank.
While Moscow’s fleet of tanks continues to suffer in Kyiv, the Kremlin surely wishes it possessed the “would-be” T-95 tank. Beginning in the late 1980s, the fourth-generation tank – internally designated as the Object 195 – was expected to bring unmatched capabilities to the battlefield.